Beef
Newford Farm update: Lifetime concentrate halved for finishing heifers
0 Newford Farm update: Lifetime concentrate halved for finishing heifers Stephen Frend, Farm Manager of the Newford herd, tells us what’s happened on the Newford Farm over the month of November and how 2022-born heifers have performed when finished. This month saw the last of the 2022-born heifers finished, as well as a […]
8 December 2023
Don’t forget to record SCEP Survey Data
0 Don’t forget to record SCEP Survey Data With all the change and confusion over the EuroStar Indices in recent weeks and the focus on meeting the 50% female replacement requirement in SCEP, Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, reminds farmers not to overlook the need to complete the survey data on the calves […]
6 December 2023
Steps to assess your feed options this winter
0 Steps to assess your feed options this winter Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Advisor, details how farmers enrolled in the programme are managing fodder supplies and outlines a number of simple steps to assess your feed options this winter. Update your fodder budget The fodder budget tool in PastureBase is a […]
3 December 2023
IBR: impacts and control
0 IBR: impacts and control As a bonus Beef Edge episode, Dr. Maria Guelbenzu from Animal Health Ireland (AHI) who presented at the Teagasc National Beef Conference, discusses the prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), and why Ireland needs to move towards a national eradication programme. For more episodes from the Beef Edge […]
2 December 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 – Single Suckling Enterprise
0 Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 – Single Suckling Enterprise The 2022 Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) recorded data on 795 farms, 201 of which were single suckling farms. The performance of the single suckling enterprise in 2022 is summarised here and relates to those farms with herds of greater than 10 cows. […]
2 December 2023
Dairy-beef weighing scheme payments to commence next week
0 Dairy-beef weighing scheme payments to commence next week Payments under the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme, which offers herd owners grant aid to weigh up to 50 calves at a payment rate of €20 per head, will commence on December 4, the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue told a full house at […]
1 December 2023
Newford herd finds new home in Roscommon
Newford herd finds new home in Roscommon The Newford suckler demonstration farm was established by Teagasc and Dawn Meats in 2015 on 65ha of land in Athenry, Co. Galway, with support from McDonald’s. Teagasc provided the land, part of which was leased from the IDA. Dawn Meats provided the start-up capital and […]
30 November 2023
Dairy-beef heifer systems at Johnstown Castle
Dairy-beef heifer systems at Johnstown Castle This week’s Beef Edge podcast features Ellen Fitzpatrick from Teagasc Johnstown Castle, who gave an interesting presentation at the Teagasc National Beef Conference. Describing how to make the most of low input, high output dairy beef heifer systems, Ellen discussed the trials ongoing and the performance […]
29 November 2023
Time to winter dose on dairy-beef farms
Time to winter dose on dairy-beef farms With dairy-beef animals now indoors well over a month on many farms, Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, writes that now is good time for farmers to start thinking about their parasite control programmes. Fluke worms and external parasites can have a significant impact on animal […]
29 November 2023
Irish beef in a global market
Irish beef in a global market 2023 has been a remarkable year for the global beef industry, Rupert Claxton, Meat and Livestock Director of Gira, told delegates at the Teagasc National Beef Conference. Considerable headwinds at the end of 2022 in the form of both rising costs for producers and industry, combined […]
26 November 2023